Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-07-07
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fine line of dry goods, groceries
boots, shoes, hats, caps, ladies aud
gents underwear, trimmed hats, and
everything usually found IN a inst
class store. They invite inspection
OF goods and prices, feeling assured
they can give full satisfaction as to
quality and prices. New store in
brick block.
-0n Thursday last a son Of AIT.
IIcnry Tucker, Of Naubav, slot
himself through the hand, inanet-
ting a serious and painful woRud.
Mr.. Tucker and his wife had gone
out, and in rummaging around the
lad, a boy Of I2, found the reyolyer
and Was swapping it around the
house. 1t was the old story.
didn't know it was loaded" Dr.
Peabody was summoned and drts-
sed the wound. The boy is now
doing nicely.
Last Friday the Webster base
ball club met the Alaffers of And
over IN mortal combat on the
grounds of the latter and aftei. a
hotly contested game came ont vic
t0rious by one score. Right here
We wish 10 remark that if the pe,o-
pie of Andoyer, and especially the
base ball boys, don't know how to
entertain a visiting club We were
never in a place where they did.
Thomas LAWYER nmpired the game
and by his fair and impartial de-
eislons won the applause Of all who.
played IN or witnessed the game.
The way To quit a bad habit is
to quit it-jRst as 6reely once said
about resumption, and what fun
was made OF his trite saying all
over tine country. but when we did
resume specie payment " e simply
resumed and that was all there was
of it, it was an accomplished fact.
II you want to quit the drink habit
The way to get there is TO quit,
short of-cut the habit square of
behind the ears. The first thing is
10 determine. the next to eifectually
carry out your determination.
On Saturday at ~ o'clock,
John Cook, of York township, was
struck by Lightning. lie was sit
ting IN q room with FIVE others
when the lightning struck, going
through his coat and vest. striking
his side and running down his leg,
leaving a track burnt and raw, aud
on down to aud splitting the big
toe on his right foot, passing of at
that point. DIR. Peabody was sum-
moned and dressed his wounds.
He thinks Cook viii recover, pro-
vided he has sustained no injury.
The Congregational Sunday
school viii hold a pic ME on Tues
day the 18th inst, in Barce's grove.
Beautiful grounds have been selec-
ted. There will be nice shade,
good water. plenty Of berries,
swings, croquet, &c. all members
Of the school are especially invited,
aud everybody who wishes TO go
along viii be welcome. Those go
ing are requested TO meet at the
church and be ready 10 start by s
o'clock sharp. A general table viii
be set and all are invited to con-
tribute supplies for i.
IA new kind OF insect has made
It's appearance IN Central Point
township, whose raEages is proving
decidedly peculiar. At Mr., LampI-
iers place. some fourteen acres has
been completely destroyed by them.
An examination shows the stock
cut of about two inches from the
ground, aud cut as smooth as
though it had been done With 4
sharp knife. The insect, or what
ever ii Is, must be exceedingly
small, as the closest examination
mas failed 10 develop what it is,
We hope farmers viii be on the
lookout and If they see anything
that indicates the presence of these
insects IN the way named above.
they viii give us all the informa-
ton they possibly can with REFER
ence to ii. 1t is certainly a most
peculiar pest that creates such fear
fal havoc aud is yet net visible to
the naked eve.
Well, quite a number Of our
boys purchased a little practical
knoxiedge cheap fer cash.
last SATURDAY. A fellow here sold
some sleeve buttons for 80 cents
and returned 81 to the purchaser.
Then he sold iockets for ~ and re
turned 81 to the happy purchasers
along with the trinket to quite a
number-not all who bought. Then
he sold what purpoFted to be a goll
watch, and the suckers who had
followed him along aud profiteu
thereby, bit furiously-knt he for
got 10 return any Of iye's OF tens
he received, Inc watch, oh,
Temporal, it was worse than goldfish
a~ristocraoy as q de!asion, lie
closed up his deal with a few con-
salatory remarks to his victims. aud
departed for other fields, leaving
men here who swear BY the eternal
they wsnss pynr bet on another
man game, bui they wiIl.-selah.
In a practical field contest had
upon the farm Of JAS. j. Baily, be-
tween the Deering and Osborne bin-
ders, ths Deerlng won an easy vie
tory, It being the unanimous opin
ion Of the judges selected to decide
upon the merits Of tho two ma
chimes, that the Deering cut a low
er stubble, elevated the grain better,
skipped tying fewer bundles, cut a
sWatl twenty inches wider and run
200 pounds lighter than the 0s-
borne aud other machines IN the
field. The gentlemen constituting
the board of judges we're: Sid Pool,
L, Wiley, John Fillingeu John
Soaper and Taylor liecord, All of
them are substantial farmers, and
men who are close observers, and
that their Yirdiet IN the contest is
we'll merited, is the opinion Of hun-
dreds of other farmers, machine
men and merchants who were pres
ent.-Washington, (Indl Star.
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